What exactly is an oath ? Just promising or saying Wallahi ?

Hopetogoparadis

Junior Member
Assalam alakum

In islamqa.com as i understood, they say that you dont have to say ''wallahi...'' or similar expression. As long as you make a promise to Allah ''Oo Allah, i promise i will do that...'' or ''Oo Allah, i promise i will not do that...'' then its an oath and if you break it you gotta make kaffarah.

But in some other sites, i read that to make an oath you gotta say ''wallahi...'' If you didnt say that and broke your promise, then no kaffarah required as i understood.

So what you know about this ?



P.S Please dont take this as a fatwa or an article to learn about Islam. I just wanted to ask which one seems to be more accurate.
 
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